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The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute assault operations into hostile areas [1] with a U.S. Department of Defense mandate to be "on-call to fight any time, anywhere" at "the knife's edge of technology and readiness."
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 82nd Airborne Division. This is a list of commanders of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army. The 82nd Airborne Division is one of the oldest divisions in the U.S. Army, having been raised shortly after the American entry into World War I in April 1917 and seeing service in World War I and World War II and many subsequent conflicts. Major General ...
The battalion became the first combat aviation battalion assigned to a division-sized unit in the U.S. Army. In 1987 the 82nd Aviation Battalion would again reorganized as the 82nd Aviation Brigade. [3] Since then, the “Wings of the Airborne” has always answered the nations call.
Brig. Gen. Patrick Work left, receives the 82nd Airborne Division colors from Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, right, 18th Airborne Corps commander, during a command change ceremony Friday, Nov. 17 ...
FORT LIBERTY —The 82nd Airborne Division named its junior paratroopers of the year Tuesday, this year expanding to include three winners. The winner in the elementary category for ages 5-10 was ...
Then-Maj. Gen. Mike Scaparrotti and the 82nd Airborne Division Headquarters arrive at Pope Air Force Base on June 11, 2010, after a nearly 14-month deployment.
The 101st Airborne Division and the 3rd Infantry Divisions made the main attacks into Iraq, while elements of the 82nd Airborne Division supported them. The initial push was a rapid success, but the insurgency that followed saw convoys become a primary target for Iraqi insurgents.
The following events are open to the public: May 20. Division Run from 6:30-7:30 a.m. on Long Street. May 21. Division Memorial Ceremony from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the 82nd Airborne Division ...